6 Best Mobile Phones You Can’t Buy in the U.S. (2025), Tested and Reviewed

Other high-quality international mobile phones

If you haven’t seen something you like, these phones are worth considering.

Oppo finds N5 for £1,255: It’s a pity that the N5 will not even land in the UK or Europe, as the world’s slimest book-style foldable (3.6mm open) is a cute phone. The 6.62-inch cover display and 8.12-inch internal display are excellent, and the Find N5 has always had top-notch specs (Snapdragon 8 Elite, 16 GB RAM, 512 GB storage, 5,600-MAH battery, 5,600-MAH battery, wired 80 watts and 50 watts of wireless charging). The triple mirror camera (50-MP main, 50-MP telephoto, 8-MP Ultrawide) is the most obvious compromise, which is the necessity of this model. The slightly-with-off-road vehicle software and bloat software are the only other critics, but the potential pain of imports is enough to shut down most people.

Xiaomi Poco F7 Ultra, priced at £549, F7 Pro (£449): While Poco has traditionally been a budget brand, the aptly named F7 Ultra brings it into new territory. The phone has some flagship-level features like the Snapdragon 8 Elite chipset with graphics on the VisionBoost D7, a powerful triple-lens camera, and a cute high-resolution 6.67-inch display with a 120 Hz refresh rate. It also scores an IP68 rating, which offers up to 50 watts of wireless charging. Captures are up from previous Poco F-series releases, but at early prices, the F7 Ultra is a convincing bargain. The F7 Pro is more in line with our expectations of the brand, older processors, limited cameras and wireless charging. Both run Xiaomi’s HyperOS 2 and have too much bloat software, but Xiaomi now promises four Android version upgrades and six years of security patches.

Realme 14 Pro+ for €530: Change the finishes to the color may be fancy, but it’s fun, and this phone looks and feels much more expensive than it. There are more lows on the specification sheet than lows. You’ll get a triple mirror camera, IP68/69 rating, a 6,000-MAH battery and a 6.83-inch OLED display with a 120 Hz refresh rate, but the Snapdragon 7S Gen 3 Chipset is limited, there’s no wireless charging stand, and there’s no charger in the box. It is still a bargaining and should land in the UK soon.

Xiaomi 15 priced at £785: People looking for a more compact phone than the Xiaomi 15 Ultra are much worse than their smaller siblings. The Xiaomi 15 feels cute, with a 6.36-inch screen, a nice triple-lens camera and top-notch interior lens. But it’s a conservative design, expensive, and has the same software and bloat software problems as Ultra.

Honor Magic 7 RSR, priced at £1,550: Designed by Porsche, the soup version of the 7 Pro above has a higher design, with a hexagonal camera module, a slightly improved telephoto lens, 24 GB of RAM (probably meaningless), 1 TB of storage and a larger battery (5,850 mAh). It’s cute, but not done enough to justify the extra expenses.

Oppo finds X8 Pro for £850: The last two Oppo flagship stores did not officially enter the UK and Europe, so the X8 Pro marks a welcome return. It’s a polished phone with a quad-mirror camera (full 50 MP), but the downgrade of the Find X7 Ultra I used last year feels like a downgrade due to the smaller sensor. It’s fast, has excellent battery life, wired and wireless charging, IP68/69 protection, and no obvious omissions. But this is expensive, and flagship products should not have bloat software. I’d rather wait for the X8 Ultra.

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£452 Honor 200 Pro: I don’t like the design of the Honor 200 Pro (7/10, wired review), but it has a multi-function triple-lens camera with a powerful portrait mode. There are also some useful AI features, good battery life, wired wires and wireless charging. The price was added at £200 at launch, but at this new, lower price, it is a more attractive option.

Xiaomi Mix costs £639: Xiaomi’s first flip phone is surprisingly good, with two relatively bright and spacious screens, solid endurance, fast charging and lively performance. It’s shameful that Xiaomi didn’t make more features specific to flip-screens. The mixing didn’t help when it was released (£1,099), but at this reduced price it was a nice shout for people eager to fold and flip their phones.

Nubia Z70 Ultra, priced at £749: Like last year’s Z60 Ultra (6/10, wired review), the Z70 Ultra is a value-packed brick with a great 6.8-inch display, Snapdragon 8 Elite chipset, Versatile Triple-Tiple camera and 6,150-MAH battery. Unfortunately, the cameras have inconsistent and poor footage when it comes to recording videos, and the software is fake (only three Android versions are updated).

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Xiaomi 14T Pro, priced at £440: Due to Xiaomi’s flagship mid-14 years follow-up, the 14T Pro (7/10, wired review) is a bit bargaining, and the price has dropped since I reviewed it. The basics are pinned, have a large screen, perform well, have a lot of endurance and a solid camera. However, there are swollen software, Xiaomi’s software, and the lack of wireless charging to compete with.

OnePlus Nord 4, priced at £329: With the metal one, the NORD 4 stands out and also has a great screen, enough processing power for most people, impressive battery life and fast charging. The main camera is nice and has a nice Aquatouch feature that allows you to use your phone with your wet hands. But without wireless charging, the speeding camera is disappointing, and there is some bloatware.

Avoid using these phones

These phones must be good, but we think you will be better served by the above stuff.

Oppo Reno 13 Pro 5G, priced at £599: This slim, lightweight mid-size robot features a 6.8-inch screen (limited brightness), a triple mirror camera (solid 50-MP host and a disappointing 8-MP Ultrawide lens) and an impressive IP69 rating. Battery life is great, wired charging is fast, but no wireless charging is available. It contains bloat software, and also includes AI features and tools covering transcription, abstracts, image editing, and more, which may add value to some people. From a performance standpoint, it can’t keep up with the similarly priced POCO F7 Ultra above. After a while of 13 careers, I don’t believe this proves such a significant price bump than last year’s 12 Pros (extra cost £150) that you can do better for that money.

Xiaomi Mixed Fold 4 priced at £1,085: Officially released in China only, Xiaomi Mixed Fold 4 is a stylish folding phone with a 6.56-inch external screen that folds open to reveal the 7.98-inch internal screen. It also offers solid performance and battery life, but despite the large quad-wheel lens camera module, the camera is incredible. The crease is also obvious, and using Chinese models is a bit painful because all kinds of things are not translated and you can get the required apps.

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Realme GT7 Pro, priced at £458: This potential flagship killer features a 6.78-inch OLED screen, a Snapdragon 8 Elite chip and a huge 6,500-MAH battery. You can also get three lens cameras, but the 50 megapixel and telephoto lens on the 8-megapixel speeding scale will be disappointed. It also lacks wireless charging, which you have to import into the UK, as it seems to be sold only in Germany.

Xiaomi Redmi Note 14 Pro+ for £348: An attractive, durable design (IP68), 200-megapixel Samsung camera sensor and decent battery life (120 watts) with ultrafast charging (120 watts) must be balanced with intermediate performance, poor overspeed (8 MP) and macro (2 MP) (2 MP) lenses, and a ton of expansion software. Ultimately, there is little improvement compared to last year’s Redmi Note 13 Pro+ (6/10, wired review) and not just a phone that offers the same money. There are better Xiaomi phones.

Xiaomi Poco F6, priced at £259: The first release was a real bargain, the Poco F6 series (7/10, wired recommendation) is still on the tempting screen, decent performance and feature-like cameras, but with bloated software, shoddy software and limited long-term support. F6 is better than Pro.

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Motorola Edge 50 Pro, priced at £353: It may be a price drop, but the Motorola Edge 50 Pro (7/10, wired review) has only a few Android upgrades. While the design is very compact and shows a cute display, I found it lacks processing power, sometimes camera performance, and there are better options on it.

Nubia Flip 5g, priced at £419: We had some fun on the Nubia Flip 5G (6/10, wired review), the cheapest flip fold in a while. The round cover screen is cute, but can’t be done too much. The performance a year ago was average, and the annoying software and update policies were a big blow to it.

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